Knee Push-Ups

Muscles worked: Chest · Also: Triceps, Shoulders

Knee Push-Ups are push-ups done from the knees instead of the toes, which removes a good deal of body weight from the movement. They are the usual stepping stone toward full push-ups.

Keep a straight line from your head to your knees, lower your chest toward the floor with control, and press back up without letting your hips sag. When you can do a set of these with clean form, try the first few reps from your toes.

How to do it

1. Start on your hands and knees with a straight line from your head to your knees.
2. Lower your chest toward the floor with control.
3. Press back up without letting your hips sag.
4. Keep the same straight-line shape as a full push-up, just from the knees.
5. When you can do a set with clean form, try the first few reps from your toes.

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General fitness information only, not medical advice. Stop if an exercise causes pain, and talk to a doctor before starting a new workout routine if you have a health condition.